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You vs. Amazon: How Can Retailers Compete in Same Day Delivery?

In today’s hyper-competitive retail age, store closures and bankruptcies have reached record highs, and retailers are looking for innovative ways to compete. Many are exploring alternative delivery options in an effort to meet growing customer expectations for free same-day and next-day shipping options. Unfortunately, the emerging field of alternative delivery providers is largely made up of on-demand couriers – essentially “Uber-for-packages” – services with strict geographic and size limitations, limited flexibility and poor unit economics.